►►SS501, “Company contract ends in 6 months time.. yet no offer is coming”
That’s fast! comparing to SM, I don’t think DSP Entertainment make life-long contracts that can last up to 10+ years @_@ I hope these guys stick together even after the contract ends though 😀
Group SS501 revealed frankly that their exclusive contract with their management company will end in 6 months time.
SS501 Kim HyunJoong, Kim HyungJoon, Park JungMin, Heo YoungSaeng, Kim KyuJong appeared in MBC ‘Radio Star’ a section off ‘Golden Fishery’ on 9-Dec, and spoke about “only 6 months left of the contract for all members”
“If the management company is not going to dump me, I want to continue to stay. Actually, they have not contacted me yet.” Leader Kim HyunJoong said making the others laugh. MC Shin JungHwan then joked “The scary thing about the company president is that he is ex-Taekwondo athlete”, making the studio drown with sea of laughter.
In that case, debuting in 2005, in 4 years time SS501 rise to the top of Hallyu star dominating Asia, what would be their condition for re-contract?
In this episode, Heo YoungSaeng who is the main vocal wants a ‘practice room’ as his re-contract condition. And Kim KyuJong said his wish “I like variety programs so I hope that there will be a variety program that all 5 members of SS501 can appear in”.
Kim HyunJoong said he hopes to hire professional bodyguards so that fans’ safely are more taken care of while Park JungMin wished for a better working environment for their managers.
Meanwhile, group’s magnae Kim HyungJoon said “I want to act in drama or go solo”, his surprising speech made the others burst out laughing.
Credits : sunshine@newsen.com + SS601.com + (English Translation) xiaochu @ Quainte501.com
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►►Wonder Girls became #1 searched on Google
I did not know there was such thing as “Google trends” lol but here it is! anyways, they are #2 now but hopefully they’ll be back to #1 soon 😀
I think this is partly because they were on So You Think You Can Dance not too long ago haha
Cr: google trends + parkjinyoung@omona for caps
►►[PICs] Lee Hyori help package gifts for poor children
I haven’t heard from this gal since fovever but here she is!
Lee Hyori was showing her affection towards the needy children.
The event was held at Daesang Group Building in Dongdaemun-gu on Dec 9; Lee Hyori helped the gift packaging process before they send it to the children in poverty or coming from broken families. The gifts distribution is said to cover nationwide.
►►Epik High says “Merry Christmas” with free music download!
Epik High, as a service to their fans, has released “Gangsta Santa,” performed by Tablo and Mithra Jin. The song is available for free download in the Map the Soul online store: http://mapthesoul.com/shop/product/47
This song is a promotion for Epik High’s “Last Christmas Concert” to take place on December 24, 2009. Tickets are also on sale to international fans on the Map the Soul website and through IPark portals for Korean fans.
This will be their last annual Christmas concert for a few years, as DJ Tukutz began his 2 years of mandatory military service on October 15th, two days after getting married to his first love.
At this year’s concert, Epik High hopes to be able to share with fans feelings of love and missing for DJ Tukutz, who will return to Epik High in 2011. Until then, Tablo and Mithra will continue to work on individual projects, though Epik High is not expected to have another album until Tukutz’s return. See you later, Tukutz!
Cr: popseoul
Epik High’s Last Christmas Concert Promotional Song, ‘Gangsta Santa’
Written, composed and arranged by Mithra & Tablo
Beatbox by Mithra (dang!)
►►[MP3/DL] 2nd Asia Tour Concert Album ‘Super Show2’ for Super Junior released!
There are going to be 38 songs in total in this CD…surely I can’t post them all but I’ll post the download link as soon as it becomes available. For more audio clips, go to randomRinnie@YT
DOWNLOAD HERE: CD1 [Megaupload or Rapidshare] + CD2 [Megaupload or Rapidshare]
Cr: jenpoo
►►Fan cut wrist & used blood to write letter for Mblaq’s Lee Joon
OMG THIS IS F*ING STUPID.
Remember the crazed fan who wrote a blood letter, more specifically a a period blood letter for 2PM’s Ok Taecyeon? Well, another fan has decided to go down this crazy route, and this time it’s for MBLAQ’s Lee Joon.
The only difference? This fan slit her wrists with a knife and then used that blood to write Lee Joon a letter.
The letter was posted online with photos titled, “I tried after 2PM’s letter” and she wrote:
“Lee Chang Sun (real name) don’t forget me, you are everything to me. I love you. Remember that. XX”
So what’s crazier? Taecyeon’s period blood letter or Lee Joon’s wrist slitting blood letter? Obviously both of these are insane and K-pop fandom is getting extremely out of hand.
Cr: allkpop
►►Kim Hyun Joong, “I like f(x), the girl group! They greet people very cutely~”
haha leader..
On December 9th in the ‘Golden Fishery-Radio Star’ recording session, SS501’s leader, Kim HyunJoong stated that he liked f(x) out of all the girl groups. While Kim HyunJoong was doing his promotional activites, he stated he liked f(x) the most. Kim HyunJoong revealed the reason he liked f(x) was because, “when they greet people they are very cute.” Kim HyunJoong tried to mimic f(x)’s greet saying “Hello~ This is f(x)”. He also said “I think the pronounciation is very cute because of the foreign members”. f(x) has members Victoria from China and Amber from the United States making f(x) a multinational group.
Heo YoungSaeng also stated that he really liked Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon as well as labelmate Kang JiYoung from Kara. On the other hand, Kim HyunJoong uncovered a surprise confession of the two girls that were known for going out with two of the SS501 members in China, saying “I like clubs so I just went with the two girls”.
Source: ArtsNews
Translated: hellogoodbye
Credits: affxtion forums
►►After School’s “Omma Jung Ah” wants to trash poor JooYeon?
LOL I never saw this side of JooYeon before! She updated her Cyworld on December 10th:
^Caption: Help!!
흑….
Jung Ah unni tried to throw me away…
으엉!!!!!!!!
Cr: 오백만원@afterschoolcraze
►►2PM moves to new & bigger house!
More room for Jay when he comes back? keke i do hope so 😉
We have this information a couple of days ago that our boys have moved to a newer and bigger house. It is located in the suburb area of Seoul.
And today on Kim Jung Eun’s Chocolate show, Taecyeon mentioned his new house they just moved in. He talked about how his new room which he shares with Junsu (his old roommate) is too small, so he would like to have a little bit bigger room as present for this Christmas
Our source said that it is a 3-storey house with an one-hour drive to/from Seoul.
Cr: 2pm-online
►►[PICs] After School attended “Girlfriends” VIP Premier on Dec. 9th
The sexy comedy movie “Girlfriends” featuring Han Chae Young, Kang Hye Jung, Heo Yi Jae and Bae Soo Bin had its VIP premier on 9th December at the Seoul KangNam-Gu Samsung-Dong Coex Megabox. The ladies from After School (Uee, Jung Ah, Bekah, Raina and Nana) were in attendance particularly to support Han Chae Young who happens to be UEE’s We Got Married husband’s close friend.
►►Beast’s Cyworld: JunHyung updates~ 12/09/09
They’re gonna be in Elle Girl?!! YESSSSSSS PLS!!! XD
JunHyung updated his cyworld with some pictures:
►►[Interview] Park Shin Hye, “Kim Bum, Go Ara, Kim So Eun all went to act, I was the only one left”
She went to the same college as those three? lol okay that’s my next stalking place alright XD
Part 2
[INTERVIEW] Actress Park Shin-hye (Part II – see part I HERE)
10: This is the first drama you’re appearing in since “Kimchee Radish Cubes” a year and a half ago. The break was relatively long this time considering the fact that you debuted in middle school and had appeared in several dramas and films throughout your high school years.
Park Shin-hye: I had taken only very short breaks after appearing in “Stairway to Heaven” in 2003 so I wanted to take a rest and go to school after “Kimchee”. There were some achievements I made while showing myself to people but I myself had a hard time. I’m still young but I was even younger back then. And if I come to think about it, I was just so happy and was having fun about playing the lead role in a movie when I was in high school but if I think about it now, I think I just went for it without knowing anything. I just had so much fun acting back then, not knowing anything about the reality of the entertainment industry or what TV is about. I sometimes think I must’ve been very stupid or simple-minded. (laugh)
10: I think you were able to be under relatively less stress and have more freedom compared to other celebrities your age because you debuted and spent your teens under singer Lee Seung-hwan’s company, also your former agency Dream Factory.
Park: Lee didn’t like making young people do this and that. He was always under the belief that I would make it even if my ratings were bad so I think I too was able not to be pressured about it. I also believed that I needed to experience everything that people my age to in order to express it in my acting and everyone — my parents, managers and Lee — all supported me in that aspect. No matter how much I would hang out with my friends, go watch baseball, go to the theatres and amusement park, they all believed in me. And that I wouldn’t cause any trouble. I don’t think it’s good to keep myself trapped up too much before I turn 20. No matter how often people recognize me and point at me, I like it that I can be just myself when I’m with my friends. And I think it’s a blessing that I can have people around me who help me to do that.
10: You got into Joongang University’s acting major last year and it became a sensation because there are a lot of actors including Go Ara, Kim Bum and Kim So Eun.
Park: All four of us went to our classes so well during our first semester of our first year that people around us thought it was weird. That’s how much we were attached to our school life. Ara was even shooting a drama during that time. And then as Bum and So-eun took leaves to shoot “Boys Over Flowers” and I saw that everyone else was acting, I became a little worried because I was the only one left in school. But I think everyone has a time when they get to do their thing.
►►2NE1’s Me2day: Dara & CL update~ 12/09/09
CL the baddest female Seoul City ever had! OMG @_@
Dara’s updates with Minzy are so cute ♥
Dara: 와쌉?! 두근두근… 지금 씨에루 자고있는데 몰래보내는거에요! 랙잭이들을 위해서!ㅠ이거 대기실에서찍은거에요! 씨에루 어차피 컴맹이라 내가 이거 올린거 잘모를거에요!ㅋ모두 비밀이에욧!ㅋ쉿! 섹쉬린~~~!카몬~!
Wassup?! Dudundudun… CL is sleeping now! For the Black Jacks!ㅠ This was taken in the waiting room! *One of them is computer illiterate* and I uploaded it!ㅋ It’s a secret!ㅋ Shh! Sexy Rin~~~! Come on~!
►►[VID] Wonder Girls perform “Nobody” on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’!
OMG you girls made me proud!!! They were on American TV on December 12th! argh this won’t come on in the South California until 8:00 PST T.T
Sunmi was such a sex appeal lol
►►[Preview] Super Junior-M on Taiwan TV show “Nation’s Big Party”
SJ-M goes on “Big Party” to battle “Sorry Sorry” Dance
Hangeng and Donghae performed “Sorry Sorry” with “Super Junier”.
Super Junior-M visited popular Taiwanese TV show “Nation’s Big Party” (全民最大黨) on December 7th to meet their famous rivals/impersonators. Comedian Kuo Tze-Cheng (郭子乾) was originally set to impersonate South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak, and prepared to welcome them with a speech in Korean. However, the group would prefer not to be associated with politics so the skit had to be cancelled.
Kuo Tze-Cheng impersonated South Korea President Lee Myung-Bak and was practicing his welcome speech in Korean backstage.
“Big Party” producers stated that they will not broadcast any parts with impersonation of President Lee Myung-Bak. However, Kuo Tze-Cheng insisted on watching off-stage in full presidential make-up, he said, “You guys don’t have treat me like the president, just think of me as an old man.” His appearance was so realistic that the SJ-M members can’t help but bow to him. Kuo Tze-Cheng wasn’t worried that his Korean speech would be wasted, “No problem! I will do it with my “Jerry Yan” impersonation a bit later.”
Cast members Chen Han-Dian and Honduras’ androgynous impersonation of Girls’ Generation made SJ-M feel sick.
Super Junior’s “Sorry Sorry” became hugely popular in Taiwan after cast members of “Nation’s Big Party” impersonated their dance earlier this year. Comedian Ah-Ken disguised himself as leader Leeteuk and led his crew “Super Juni-er” (Super juni兒) to a dance battle with Hangeng and Donghae. He arrogantly asked, “This dance has been modified, you guys better match us.”
Siwon begged for mercy as Na-Dou got beaten up.
►►[VID] SS501’s Kim Hyun Joong on “Strong Heart” cut~ subbed
He talks about his experience of having the swine flu + revealing why he fights with fellow member Jungmin, etc.
►►Rookie Watch: Final F.Cuz member Jinon revealed!
For the previous boys’ profiles, go here.
New upcoming boy band F.Cuz (pronounced as Focus) has just released information on their 4th and final member, leader Jinon.
We saw photos and videos of Sul Woon Do’s son, LeeU, lead vocalist Yejun, and the dancer Kan. All three of these guys didn’t fail to impress us, and they seem to have much talent.
With that, Jinon has now released a video to showing off his rapping skills along with a girl singing beautifully. They sang Tasha’s (Yoon Mi Rae) song Memories / Smiling Tears even though on the video it has a misprint of Memorize. Remember to check out the F.cuzed Forums.
►►[VIDs] “Sang Sang Plus” with Shinee & SNSD!
Minho, Key, Onew, Tiffany, Sunny and Yoona appeared in the December 8th episode of Sang Sang Plus.
These are mainly SNSD’s cuts but SHINee can be seen here and there too 😉
Highlights (from paperlet @omona): Minho having duel personality, Key’s split second divaness, Onew confessing his ideal woman, Yoona’s debatable beauty, Tiffany’s jealousy and Sunny’s over the top cuteness.
►►[PICs] Official Photos for Big Bang’s Cyon CF
WARNING: Image heavy! but i know ya’ll want it anyways 😉
You can save yourself the trouble by downloading the whole thing here: Mediafire
►►Actor Lee Byung Hun in deep scandal for luring girl into bed
EDIT: Lee Byung Hun denies this rumor.
EDIT 2: Lee Byung Hun personally wrote a letter to fans.
EDIT 3: Kwon Mi Yeon speaks up!
yikes…
Source 1
Lee Byung Hun is under fire for supposedly toying with a girl.
22 year old Kwon Mi Yeon from Canada, claims to be Lee Byung Hun’s ex-girlfriend. She also claims that Lee Byung Hun tricked her into bed by promising marriage, and has suffered emotionally as a result.
On the 8th, Kwon Mi Yeon filed a $100,000 claim with the Seoul Central District Court against Lee Byung Hun for damages and emotional suffering.
Prior to meeting Lee Byung Hun, Kwon Mi Yeon was attending York University and majoring in Rhythmic Gymnastics as a National athlete for Canada. She claims to have met him in September 2008, while Lee Byung Hun came to Toronto, Canada to promote his movie “The Good, The Bad, The Weird.”
Kwon Mi Yeon stated, “I was introduced to Lee Byung Hun through an acquaintance. He gave me tickets to his movie and we become closer naturally. Shortly after, Lee Byung Hun left for New York, but called me regularly. About 1 week later, towards the end of September, Lee Byung Hun came back to Toronto and we began our full-fledged relationship.
She also stated that after Lee Byung Hun left for Korea, they still kept in touch via phone and email, “At the end of last year, I visited Korea and spent around 10 days with him at his home. Lee Byung Hun also introduced me as his girlfriend to his mother, younger sister and of course his friends.”
Kwon also revealed: “The sponsor of Lee Byung Hun, Chairman A told me, “I will let you continue your career in athletics as well as academics by supporting you through college, so leave Canada for Korea to live with Lee Byung Hun.” So I left Canada to go to Seoul last July (2009) and lived with him in an apartment in the district of Jamshil. But not even 3 months in, I was thrown out. After I arrived in Korea, Lee Byung Hun’s attitude changed. After he kicked me out, he gave me ~$10,000 for my troubles and found me a ~$700 rental. Afterwards he has ignored me as if he doesn’t even know me.“
►►[Interview] Taeyang: Is he part black by any chance?
lulwut?
Taeyang talked with reporters from Hankook Daily f0r an interview on Dec. 3, 2009:
A Big Bang member TaeYang’s solo performances often make you wonder if he has black genes. Every time I see his bulging arm muscles cut through the air, I think I can almost hear the whoosh sound. The way he quickly adjusts his baseball cap he always seems to wear at a certain angle and the disciplined manner in which he executes his powerful performances with an indifferent face – all of those stuff I think only a black person can pull off.
His recent single Wedding Dress only deepened my suspicion about his genetic makeup. I cannot help but think that he made one step up from his solo EP “Hot” released last year. With this single, he took the first step as a composer by co-composing it with YG Entertainment’s lead producer Teddy.
TaeYang says, “It helped me express the true colors of my music. I learned a lot from Teddy. As soon as I heard the song, I thought, ‘This is going to be huge!’ I loved it! I added the melody lines and felt extremely happy with the outcome.”
The most noticeable change in him is the ease and confidence he displays on stage. Atypical of a man of blood type B, he used to become extremely nervous before he went out on stage. He fretted over the fact that he could have done better on stage, which bothered him enormously. However, he has changed now. He now knows how to enjoy being on stage and be at ease, which seems to add his onstage presence.
TaeYang says, “I feel like I’ve been upgraded, if you will. I have more confidence as well as more style. While Where U At focuses more on being grand, I put more emphasis on the lyrical aspect with Wedding Dress. With both performances, I focus on conveying intensity.”
►►Super Junior’s “Sorry Sorry – Answer” MV to be released on Dec. 10th
That’s tomorrow~♫
The music video of Sorry Sorry-Answer, the R&B ballad version of Super Junior’s 3rd album title track Sorry Sorry, will be released on 10 December.
Specially produced to commemorate the sale of Super Junior’s second independent concert live album (Super Junior THE 2nd ASIA TOUR CONCERT ALBUM “Super Show 2″), it will be made available through Super Junior’s official homepage and various music sites.
This music video was filmed in a studio in Namyangju, Kyeongji towards the end of August this year. Directed by Chun Hyukjin, it incorporated a more refined and splendid image of the Super Junior members.
It hopes to capture the hearts of fans with the music and the simple yet sensational display through monotone images and image division techniques that it presents.
Original Source: Newsen
Translated by yurim_sj♥ @ SJ-WORLD.NET
►►UEE and Wonder Girl Yoobin outshine their mentor Jin Tae Hwa
I liked Zin Taehwa’s new single “Fallen Angel” 🙂 and he looks so much better with black hair than blonde lol
Having made his comeback as a solo artist, Jin Tae Hwa from idol group Battle revealed a strange a twist of fate involving UEE and Yoobin.
During the filming of MBC ‘Quiz to Change the World,’ which was aired on the 5th, Jin Tae Hwa shared stories of his lifestyle as an elite trainee. In 2005, Jin Tae Hwa was able to emerge victorious on Mnet cable show ‘Battle Shinhwa,’ where Brown Eyed Girls’ Ga-In and Big Bang’s Seung Ri could not. He then continued on to debut as a member of Battle.
Jin Tae Hwa expressed, “Back then, there were two dongsengs who I met during practices: After School’s UEE and Wonder Girls’ Yoobin. I said to them proudly, ‘Since oppa will be debuting first, I will layout a path for you guys so just trust oppa and follow me.’ However, they both left the company and became much more successful than me.” His last comment made all the viewers laugh.
He does make a good point, however, as both his pupils are currently doing very well for themselves. While UEE is starring in numerous dramas, such as SBS “You’re Beautiful” and MBC “Queen Seondeok,” Yoobin is advancing into the U.S. market and even managed to rank #76 in the Hot Billboard 100 for her group’s single Nobody.
►►Actress Han Ye Seul is a possibility for Hollywood’s Twilight sequel?
I’m…not a big fan of twilight. Maybe if Han Ye Seul is in it, I’ll go watch but other than that – no.
It is being reported (strategically leaked?) that Han Ye-seul, who is currently acting in the new SBS melodrama series Will It Snow For Christmas?, recently took a secret meeting with Mark Morgan, CEO of Imprint Entertainment, the production company behind Twilight and New Moon. Naturally, this has given rise to speculation that Han Ye-seul’s Hollywood debut may come in the third film of the Twilight saga, Eclipse.
News of the meeting was confirmed by a source related to the “Phone Hollywood remake project,” which is also under Imprint’s purview. Han quietly met with Morgan and film producer Michael Becker on December 5 at an undisclosed location in Seoul. (They were in the country to announce the Phone remake at a press conference on the 3rd.)
I’d take the possibility of a Twilight appearance with a huge grain of salt — I think it’s more likely she’d be cast for Phone — but apparently it’s not out of the question. The source avoided the direct question of Han’s casting potential for Eclipse, but when Chosun Ilbo’s reporter asked whether one could “take an optimistic outlook” about it, the answer was “Yes.” Meanwhile, Phone’s director had said at the recent press conference that he’d like to cast a Korean actress. The horror remake will use a Korean crew and director, but plans to cast American actors.
In general, this isn’t surprising news, since Han has been keeping an eye out for Hollywood opportunities since last year. I think her acting ranges from merely passable (Tazza) to bright and cute (Fantasy Couple, Miss Gold Digger), and on the whole it’s much improved from her early days. Furthermore, she’s one of few Korean actresses whose English is fluent without an accent and she grew up in California, so unlike some other stars attempting the crossover, language isn’t an issue. Language fluency also opens the door for her to take on roles outside the role of the stereotypical Asian Other — e.g., the ubiquitous assassin or martial artist a la Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Byung-heon, or Rain.
Sources: Newsen, Chosun
Via: dramabeans
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